Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition